tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2095257326141776378..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The War Against GunsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-18686305564304978232016-06-18T04:00:31.741-07:002016-06-18T04:00:31.741-07:00Ted Cruz: “You don’t defeat terrorism by taking aw...Ted Cruz: “You don’t defeat terrorism by taking away guns,” he added later, “you defeat terrorism by using guns.”<br /><br />Just out of coincidence, June 17 was one year the anniversary of the Charleston Church massacre where 21-year-old Dylann Roof attended a black christian church prayer circle before shooting and killing 9 members, hoping to start a race war.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting<br /><br />If we take Cruz at his word, how should the Charleston church members protected themselves from this race-war killer? Should we assume all public places, including churches have members with conceal and carry guns under their shirts?<br /><br />Perhaps we can blame Obama for the lack of guns in churches? Perhaps he has not been clear enough to convince everyone that they needs to carry guns if they want to avoid violence by young assassins?<br /><br />But there was a difference, unlike Omar, Dylann survive his dastardly deed, and was rewarded with a trip to Burger King.<br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/23/dylann-roof-burger-king_n_7645216.html<br /><br />Clearly Cruz is right - we're too soft of a nation. If the police had just shot Dylann dead, we could have saved those 9 lives in the church. <br /><br />No, I guess not, but at least as a deterrent for the next wannabe race warrior. He'll know he won't get Burger King meals by the police any more.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-49517718943934212352016-06-17T21:04:33.204-07:002016-06-17T21:04:33.204-07:00Malcolm, be prepared.... Ares Olympus will want to...Malcolm, be prepared.... Ares Olympus will want to know if your studies peer-reviewed by people who think just like him.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-80011397580363534952016-06-17T16:33:28.411-07:002016-06-17T16:33:28.411-07:00Any chance Obummer thinks the Islamists have a poi...Any chance Obummer thinks the Islamists have a point? They've been trampled all these years and it's payback time, like justice for us Americans, like our bill has come due. We deserve it. America sucks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-80388974603160882892016-06-17T16:23:02.307-07:002016-06-17T16:23:02.307-07:00Ares, I have a thought experiment for you, being t...Ares, I have a thought experiment for you, being that you're a good ol' Minnesota lad...<br /><br />Actually, isn't not a thought experiment, it's a request for your opinion. Image that! <br /><br />It concerns men's ice hockey, a Minnesota favorite. <br /><br />What is your opinion of fisticuffs -- drop-the-gloves, bare-knuckled, traditional, old-fashioned fighting -- in men's ice hockey?<br /><br />Many have asserted it is a part of the game... some say it's a factor, some say it's important. Some say it's a disgrace. What say you?<br /><br />To focus your response, I'd like you to respond to the following wide-ranging,graduated response. Is fighting in hockey a/an:<br /><br />(A) Inevitable part of the game?<br /><br />(B) Necessary part of the game?<br /><br />(C) Tolerable/tolerated part of the game?<br /><br />(D) Occasional happenstance in the game?<br /><br />(E) Vanishing part of the game?<br /><br />(F) Unnecessary part of the game?<br /><br />(G) Unfortunate part of the game?<br /><br />(H) Disgrace to the game?<br /><br />(I) Great part of hockey's past, present and future fan allure<br /><br />PLEASE CHOOSE ONE FROM THE ABOVE. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-87733332257029369122016-06-17T16:21:06.311-07:002016-06-17T16:21:06.311-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-495535587606425502016-06-17T15:50:16.135-07:002016-06-17T15:50:16.135-07:00I also think we know Ares' game by now, which ...I also think we know Ares' game by now, which is the same as so many small, cowardly intellectual pretenders: ignore the theme/spirit of what one has written, and instead zero-in on a point of contention and blow it up into a colossus of intellectual horror (read: bigotry, the go-to rationale of the modern Leftist scoundrel). Ares has been trying to create "IAC the simpleton right-wing bigot" for many moons now. This kind of sophisticated admonishment may work on his yokel folk, but it ain't gonna work on me. Ares is an intellectual fraud and coward, a disgrace driveling meaningless nonsense to parade his own stupidity. I'm happy to allow it, because his every comment proves my point. So keep writing, Ares Olympus... we can't get enough!!!Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-31186786098490758302016-06-17T15:47:37.773-07:002016-06-17T15:47:37.773-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-82836438238868444452016-06-17T15:33:16.694-07:002016-06-17T15:33:16.694-07:00Count on it, baby... count on it. With lots of cut...Count on it, baby... count on it. With lots of cut-and-pasted crap and Wikipedia links. Whatever. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-19304478707548778262016-06-17T15:31:08.166-07:002016-06-17T15:31:08.166-07:00IAC, I'm sure Ares has a good explanation for ...IAC, I'm sure Ares has a good explanation for it.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-41864496645095625022016-06-17T13:33:19.117-07:002016-06-17T13:33:19.117-07:00What I most fear is that we're going to be fac...What I most fear is that we're going to be facing a foe that uses asymmetric means to bring urban warfare to our lands. If they aren't afraid to die and don't wear uniforms and swear allegiance to a foreign enemy of the United States then they are not citizens, they are enemy soldiers and spies. <br /><br />My concern is that we face a foe so fanatical that it's going to be like fighting the Japanese bushido code and kamikaze tactics in our own backyard. You're going to have to kill every single one. You can't defeat an enemy like that through law enforcement or conventional military means. You can only combat it by sealing the border as effectively as possible and using all means at your disposal to eradicate the enemy within. Perhaps in such a time of war there should be restrictions on civil liberties like gun purchases, but I think it is unwise and unfair to demand sacrifice from law-abiding citizens without demanding any of a population that harbors, aids or comforts our enemy. I'm thinking of mosques and madrassas. <br /><br />Lastly, I think the time has come to end dual citizenship as an affirmative, precautionary measure. We can do this. No more dual citizenship, even with allies like Canada and Israel. You're going to have to choose. We cannot and should not do loyalty oaths, but we need to distinguish between aliens (both resident and illegal) and citizens. U.S. citizenship has lost so much value because we've cheapened it. It's one thing to call oneself an Irish-American, if you want to consider yourself one. It's a different thing entirely to hold a valid passport and citizenship from a foreign power. We need to he clear about who's who, who's in and who's out. Radical? I think it's common sense, given official intelligence reports about how ISIS operates and is working against us. If you are an American citizen, and you sear allegiance to ISIS, or aid, abet or comfort them, you are a traitor, and should be subject to prosecution as such. Get these loony guys out of the loop. If they're foreign nationals, they are deported instantly and subject to execution if they return to American soil. We've got to get serious. War is different now. It's time to start acting like it before we have to give up our precious freedoms and liberties. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-16565559239785622252016-06-17T13:30:05.099-07:002016-06-17T13:30:05.099-07:00Outstanding post.
The net-net-net of all this is...Outstanding post. <br /><br />The net-net-net of all this is that Obama is not responsible for anything. He's just so... cool. <br /><br />Tim Cook's Apple has a store in Saudi Arabia, but scolds North Carolina for distinguishing restrooms based on wedding tackle. The nerve. This is "where bigotry is allowed to fester"? Really???<br /><br />Who's directing this trajectory of this kind of mindlessness? Where are we going? Who is piloting this ship? I can only conclude it is Valerie Jarrett, the world's most powerful person. <br /><br />Blame America. Blame Republicans. Blame white people. Blame Christians. Why aren't American Hindus shooting up gay bars or military installations? Is Hinduism a "religion of peace"? Sure seems like it. Fear of Buddhists isn't making AR-15s fly out of stores. Southern Baptists aren't trying to infiltrate the national security establishment. What's wrong with Islam? Why is this not discussed? <br /><br />The Left never misses an opportunity to spew their snide, hopeless ideology of victimhood. Hate is something other people do, according to the anointed of the New York Times. <br /><br />So, in the end, it is being strongly suggested that Americans curtail or forfeit access to firearms, yet this is protected by the clearest Amendment to the Constitution, and it's second. Yet few politicians will say why. <br /><br />This is not an offshore enemy wearing uniforms like Germany or Japan. The Islamists are using our freedoms and liberties to attack us on our own soil. Yet somehow law-abiding citizens are the ones to sacrifice. Porn peddlers can hide behind "free expression" emanations and penumbras from our First Amendment, while our government threatens good citizens with this idea of withdrawing a right that "shall not be infringed." This is plainly preposterous. Why not say that a burqua is a step too far for the free exercise clause, at least as it applies to security concerns because it can be used as a disguise? Is shariah free expression/exercise? Why does one group have to sacrifice and be treated as an enemy, while we welcome in 10,000 Syrian Muslim refugees without a background check? It makes no sense, unless it's intentional. I am convinced it is the latter. Our diversity does not make us strong when people refuse to socially integrate. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.com